The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021

Amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

17.  In regulation 40A (nature of tests other than extended tests), for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) Where a test is required to be conducted in four parts pursuant to regulation 40(3), a person—

(a) must pass the large vehicle test of driving theory and the large vehicle test of hazard perception or have passed, within the last 2 years, those parts of a Northern Ireland test concerning the theory of driving vehicles in category C, C + E, D or D + E (including hazard perception), before they take the large vehicle off road manoeuvres test or practical test;

(b) shall not be entitled to apply for an appointment (or, as the case may be, be nominated pursuant to regulation 33(4) or regulation 33A(4)) for a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test or a practical test in respect of a motor vehicle of a class included in category C, C + E, D or D + E until they have been furnished with—

(i) a valid large vehicle theory test pass certificate in respect of that category; or

(ii) a certificate or certificates relating to the passing of those parts of the Northern Ireland test referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(c) shall not be entitled to apply for an appointment (or, as the case may be, be nominated pursuant to regulation 33(4)) for a practical test in respect of a motor vehicle of a class included in category C, C + E, D or D + E until they have been furnished with—

(i) a valid large vehicle off road manoeuvres test pass certificate in respect of that category; or

(ii) a certificate or certificates relating to the passing of those parts of the Northern Ireland test referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(d) must, before taking a practical test in relation to a vehicle in category C, C + E, D or D + E, or in sub-category C1, C1 + E, D1 or D1 + E, have passed the large vehicle off road manoeuvres test in respect of a vehicle in the same category or sub-category and transmission as that in respect of which the practical test is to be taken within the last six months.”.